12/28/11: Meant to Be, Something Sweet, serial updates, and Private Dicks deadline

Meant to Be by Megan Derr

Less Than Three Press is pleased to present Book 2 of the Infinitum Government: Meant to Be by Megan Derr for just $5.99!

The Draconis are a race of unexpected power and ability, complicated by their tendency to ‘match’ with other beings. The trial to decide whether or not they should be exterminated is about to begin, and both sides have gathered some of the brightest minds in the galaxy to argue before the Star Assembly of the Infinitum Government. Everything goes awry, however, when word comes down that High Chancellor Pyotr Kavalerov, staunchest supporter of the Draconis' right to live, has been assassinated...

Free read! Something Sweet by Megan Derr

Less Than Three Press is pleased to offer a sweet, free New Year's read: Something Sweet by Megan Derr.

It's just another day at the candy shop for Sherlock: a quiet afternoon spent more on reading his latest fantasy novel than on selling candy. The kind of day he loves, even if the looming New Year's Eve leaves him feeling nostalgic and a little lonely. But then the last person he ever expected to see walks through the door of his shop, and Sherlock realizes that some things don't fade with time, but only grow stronger.

Serial updates

Check out this week's serial updates, including:

• Part 2 of Swordwick by Megan Derr, part of the Wick series
• Chapter 18 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller
• Part 2 of One for Sorrow by Sylvia Winters, part of the Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial anthology

Private Dicks deadline: January 4, 2012

The deadline for submission for our Private Dicks: Undercovers anthology is in just one week on January 4, 2012! If you are close to finishing your story and would like a deadline extension, please email the editor. In your email, please include your estimated date of completion, the estimated final length of your story, and attach what you have completed so far.

for more details, including content guidelines, how to submit, and royalty rates, see the submissions page.